From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!hacgate!atr-15!bbard From: bbard@atr-15.hac.com (Bryce Bardin) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Stylistic question: returning strings vs. pointers to strings Message-ID: <7561@hacgate.scg.hac.com> Date: 9 Mar 90 03:16:42 GMT References: <10968@june.cs.washington.edu> <920019@hpclapd.HP.COM> <1990Mar8.141421.27352@planck.uucp> Sender: news@hacgate.scg.hac.com Reply-To: bbardatr@atr-15.UUCP (Bryce Bardin) Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., Ground Systems Group, Fullerton, CA List-Id: Come on, guys! It should be: package COMMAND_LINE is function NARGS return Natural; function ARG (Index : in Positive) return String; end COMMAND_LINE;